How to Use pronged in a Sentence

pronged

adjective
  • Which leaves a two-pronged takeaway.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The brand presents a whole new approach to skin care which is two-pronged.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 June 2021
  • The three-pronged green plan could get a council vote as soon as next week.
    — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In that way, Thielen’s fit was two-pronged.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The path forward has to be multi-pronged.
    — Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s just the first wave of a multi-pronged battle.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
  • This would produce a massive two-pronged boost for the sport.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Pulling back from the brink will require a two-pronged approach.
    — Kevin Outterson, STAT, 12 Aug. 2020
  • This gives staph a two-pronged way of evading the immune system.
    — Fionna M. D. Samuels, Scientific American, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Think of the two-pronged massager like a Pilates class for your face.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2020
  • This set takes a two-pronged approach to banish back breakouts.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The two-pronged approach leads to soft and dewy skin in a matter of minutes.
    — Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 11 July 2018
  • Which is why the solution, at least to begin with, is two-pronged.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But there’s a two-pronged mission, Strom noted.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Iraqi forces have been attacking with a three-pronged approach.
    — Rukmini Callimachi and Michael R. Gordon, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2017
  • Rough patches don't stand a chance with this two-pronged smoothing approach.
    — Health.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • And thanks to the three-pronged grounding stake, they’re guaranteed to stay in place.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • And thanks to the three-pronged grounding stake, they’re guaranteed to stay in place.
    — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
  • The latter, three-pronged core team makes sure villagers who are sick or frail get needed help.
    — Beth Wood, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 June 2018
  • So this is really kind of a multi-pronged issue across the board.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • My perspective on wholesale is two-pronged.
    — Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • And with such a huge multi-pronged problem, the end game can be a bit nebulous.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The Bruins took a three-pronged approach to their kicking game.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2020
  • The state has a complicated, two-pronged system for the gas tax.
    — Christopher Keating, courant.com, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Combs’ appeal is part of his multi-pronged bid to secure his release from prison.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Now that the quorum break has ended, Democrats will take a two-pronged approach.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2021
  • To enact these changes, a multi-pronged approach is being used.
    — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The problem requires a two-pronged approach to control the ants and wash away the scale and aphids.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The Cowboys run a multi-pronged business.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Zeb takes a four-pronged approach when looking at AI startups.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025

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